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Higher psychological readiness, indicated by an ACL-RSI score of ≥59.2, and undergoing isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction are associated with a significantly increased likelihood of successful return to sports in adolescent patients with patellofemoral instability. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to evaluate the relationship between psychological readiness and successful return to sports after patellar stabilizing surgery in adolescents.

June 19, 2026Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Does Psychological Readiness Predict Successful Return to Sports after Patellar Stabilizing Surgery in Adolescent Patients?

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This research aims to evaluate the relationship between psychological readiness and successful return to sports after patellar stabilizing surgery in adolescents.
Retrospective review of adolescent patients aged 10-19 undergoing surgery for patellofemoral instability.
Patients completed the ACL-RSI during postoperative rehabilitation to assess psychological readiness.
Bivariate analysis and diagnostic accuracy evaluation were conducted using receiver operating curves.
77.3% of patients successfully returned to sports with higher ACL-RSI scores associated with RTS (p=0.029).
An ACL-RSI score of ≥59.2 predicted successful return, with 3.1 times higher odds (p=0.035).
Patients undergoing isolated MPFLR had 3.5 times higher odds of returning to sports compared to those with MPFLR+TTO (p=0.016).

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Retrospective review reveals higher ACL-RSI scores predict successful return to sports in adolescents post-surgery.

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Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34dec865a5b0777af2e0d8 https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967126s00234

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Does Psychological Readiness Predict Successful Return to Sports after Patellar Stabilizing Surgery in Adolescent Patients?

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